Longevity of clonal plants: why it matters and how to measure it

LC De Witte, J Stöcklin - Annals of botany, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Background Species' life-history and population dynamics are strongly shaped by the
longevity of individuals, but life span is one of the least accessible demographic traits …

The beautiful hills: half a century of vanilla (Vanilla planifolia Jacks. ex Andrews) breeding in Madagascar

M Grisoni, F Nany - Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 2021 - Springer
An ambitious vanilla (Vanilla planifolia Jacks. ex Andrews) breeding program was started in
Madagascar in the early 1950s to control Fusariosis, a serious crop disease caused by the …

Antimicrobial and hormetic effects of silver nanoparticles on in vitro regeneration of vanilla (Vanilla planifolia Jacks. ex Andrews) using a temporary immersion system

JL Spinoso-Castillo, RA Chavez-Santoscoy… - Plant Cell, Tissue and …, 2017 - Springer
Microbial contamination is a serious problem in temporary immersion systems (TIS) during
commercial micropropagation. The use of adequate doses of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) …

Cultivation and domestication had multiple origins: arguments against the core area hypothesis for the origins of agriculture in the Near East

DQ Fuller, G Willcox, RG Allaby - World Archaeology, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
This paper debates claims that plant domestication occurred rapidly in a single restricted
sub-section of the Near Eastern Fertile Crescent. Instead we argue for numerous parallel …

Genomics-based diversity analysis of Vanilla species using a Vanilla planifolia draft genome and Genotyping-By-Sequencing

Y Hu, MFR Resende Jr, A Bombarely, M Brym… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Demand for all-natural vanilla flavor is increasing, but its botanical source, Vanilla planifolia,
faces critical challenges arising from a narrow germplasm base and supply limitations …

Genotyping-By-Sequencing diversity analysis of international Vanilla collections uncovers hidden diversity and enables plant improvement

A Chambers, A Cibrián-Jaramillo, AP Karremans… - Plant Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Genomics-based diversity analysis of natural vanilla populations is important in order to
guide conservation efforts and genetic improvement through plant breeding. Vanilla is a …

Asymbiotic germination of Vanilla planifolia in relation to the timing of seed collection and seed pretreatments

CH Yeh, KY Chen, YI Lee - Botanical Studies, 2021 - Springer
Background Vanilla planifolia is an important tropical orchid for production of natural vanilla
flavor. Traditionally, V. planifolia is propagated by stem cuttings, which produces identical …

Shoot differentiation from protocorm callus cultures of Vanilla planifolia (Orchidaceae): proteomic and metabolic responses at early stage

TL Palama, P Menard, I Fock, YH Choi, E Bourdon… - BMC plant biology, 2010 - Springer
Background Vanilla planifolia is an important Orchid commercially cultivated for the
production of natural vanilla flavour. Vanilla plants are conventionally propagated by stem …

Improved propagation of vanilla (Vanilla planifolia Jacks. ex Andrews) using a temporary immersion system

A Ramos-Castellá, LG Iglesias-Andreu… - In Vitro Cellular & …, 2014 - Springer
Here, we evaluated the efficiency of shoot multiplication of Vanilla planifolia Jacks. ex
Andrews using solid medium, partial immersion, and a temporary immersion system (TIS) to …

Natural polyploidy in Vanilla planifolia (Orchidaceae)

S Bory, O Catrice, S Brown, IJ Leitch, R Gigant… - …, 2008 - cdnsciencepub.com
Vanilla planifolia accessions cultivated in Reunion Island display important phenotypic
variation, but little genetic diversity is demonstrated by AFLP and SSR markers. This study …